Application Management
Uninstall Mac Apps & Eliminate Leftovers
Dragging an application to the Trash only removes the outer .app bundle. Gigabytes of caches, crash logs, autosaves, and container data remain scattered across ~/Library.
Where macOS Applications Hide Leftover Data
~/Library/Application Support
Autosaves, downloaded assets, internal databases, and extension packages.
~/Library/Caches
Intermediate network caches and compiled UI elements.
~/Library/Containers
Sandboxed application state directories on modern macOS.
~/Library/Preferences
Property list (.plist) configuration files.